<font face="arial" size="2"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;">FYI, forwarded upon request of SPNHC President Linda S. Ford, </p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;">by SPNHC Secretary Cindy Opitz.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> Alliance Museums Advocacy [mailto:advocacy@aam-us.org] <br /><strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, September 18, 2017 3:10 PM<br /><strong>Subject:</strong> House Approves FY 2018 Spending Measure; What You Can Do Now</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">House Approves FY 2018 Spending Measure</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Conflicts with President’s Budget Request; Action Now Moves to Senate</span></strong></span></strong><br /> &nbsp;<br /><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">On September 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 3354) by a vote of 211-198 to provide $1.23 trillion for an omnibus Fiscal Year 2018 spending package. We’ve pored through the relevant sections of the bill, and the initial news is relatively good for museums (see chart below), but now the bill moves to the U.S. Senate, where the path forward is unclear.<br /> &nbsp;<br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">But one thing IS clear: we need you now more than ever.</span></strong><br /> &nbsp;<br /> Will the Senate follow the lead of the House of Representatives, or go along with President Trump’s budget proposal? You can help us make a difference.<br /> &nbsp;<br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Take action now to:</span></strong></span></p>
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